Show us yachts and boats

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   Thought it was time we had a thread devoted to life and sport on the water.

Here's some money sitting around at Auckland Harbour's basin. All shot with the a700 and the CZ 16-80, and processed from jpg files.

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brettania Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum factotum Joined: 17 July 2005 Country: New Zealand Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 20649	Topic: Show us yachts and boats Posted: 26 February 2008 at 05:47
	Thought it was time we had a thread devoted to life and sport on the water. Here's some money sitting around at Auckland Harbour's basin. All shot with the a700 and the CZ 16-80, and processed from jpg files.



MiPr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Mikre Dyxum Administrator Joined: 25 August 2006 Country: Poland Location: Wroclaw Status: Offline Posts: 22294	Posted: 26 February 2008 at 11:01
	I'm curious how much is such a yacht (although they say that if you ask how much is it then it is definitely not for you ) - I presume right around the price of the Flagship Edited by mipr - 26 February 2008 at 11:01
	I'm noise-blind. And noise-about-noise-deaf too ... \| BTW, Dyxum Weekly Exhibitions don't grow on trees ...

brettania Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum factotum Joined: 17 July 2005 Country: New Zealand Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 20649	Posted: 26 February 2008 at 11:19
	Larry Ellison of Oracle fame had a "yacht" in Auckland for the Americas Cup -- a floating gin palace that was about the size of a small hotel -- the Rising Sun, at 454 feet, is the longest or second longest privately owned boat in the world. Some other facts about Larry's yacht The Rising Sun: Length: 452.75ft (138 m) long Cruising speed: 28 knots Four diesels giving an output of 48 000 horsepower. Production cost: US$200 million+ Total living space: 8 000 square meters. Huge inside swimming pool Extensive wine cellar A cinema Basketball court that doubles as a helicopter pad Suites for 16 guests 82 rooms on five storeys Space for private submarine He would not take my offer of a downpayment. Most of the yachts with sails that are there now start at a mere US$80,000. Edited by brettania - 26 February 2008 at 11:23

FineArt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 July 2007 Country: Canada Location: Alberta Status: Offline Posts: 1692	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 06:56
	His other boat Ronin Edited by FineArt - 27 February 2008 at 07:42

badlydrawnroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Emeritus Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: North Yorkshire Status: Offline Posts: 5201	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 10:17
	Great theme. 1. 2. 3. 4. Roy

brettania Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum factotum Joined: 17 July 2005 Country: New Zealand Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 20649	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 11:19
	Nice ones Roy, and the last reminds me of a place on the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides. About the only buildings were the pub and a kirk at the top of the hill.



badlydrawnroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Emeritus Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: North Yorkshire Status: Offline Posts: 5201	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 11:27
	Never been there brettania (another ambition) that one was in Dunbar Harbour. Roy

brettania Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum factotum Joined: 17 July 2005 Country: New Zealand Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 20649	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 11:34
	Just checked out the map and it was the Rodel Hotel ("at the end of everything") before it's current incarnation -- see.

Dave2006 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Knowledge Base Contributor Joined: 02 August 2007 Country: United Kingdom Location: Midlands Status: Offline Posts: 1542	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 12:18
	Boats, Tenby Harbour, Wales Sony A100

badlydrawnroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Emeritus Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: North Yorkshire Status: Offline Posts: 5201	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 13:19
	Dave2006 that is a great shot of Tenby, hdr I presume ? brettania, it looks a great place to visit. I spent a wonderful couple of days on Skye but never got across, shame on me. Roy

Swoopy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 1067	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 13:35
	oh boy! Boats !! I have tons of those, taken from my old appartment's balcony. A traditional Dutch flat-bottomed yacht called "Vollenhovense Bol" (Crop of a shot I believe I took with the kit 18-70DT at max zoom since I think it was all I had at the time) Edited by Swoopy - 13 November 2008 at 07:49
	-- "Hey, what does this button d ... -click- ............ "

Dave2006 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Knowledge Base Contributor Joined: 02 August 2007 Country: United Kingdom Location: Midlands Status: Offline Posts: 1542	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 13:48
	It is a HDR one of my first efforts with the Sony, perhaps a little heavy handed but it still has something.

hoopscoach13kc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 14:30
	Roy, #2 is superb...love it!

badlydrawnroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Emeritus Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: North Yorkshire Status: Offline Posts: 5201	Posted: 27 February 2008 at 15:18
	You are very kind hoopscoach13kc, thank you. Roy